Shower-bath tub.



No. 735,514. PATENTED AUG. 4, 1903. G. P. HOMEIER. SHOWER BATH TUB.

APPLICATION FILED MAE. 6. 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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section as made of sheet-steel.

Patented August i, 1903;

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE P. HOMEIER, OF AKRON, OHIO.

SHOWER-BATH TUB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,514, dated August4, 1903.

Application filed March 6, 1903. Serial No. 146,567. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. HOMEIER, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residin g at Akron,

-in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Shower-Bath Tubs; and I do declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable.others skilled in the art to which. it appertainsto-make and use the same.

My invention relates to a shower-bath tub of new and originalconstruction, substantially as shown and described, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of abath-tub embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isa plan View, enlarged, of aportion of one end thereof and which is sectioned horizontally at itswater-inlet, as hereinafter fully described. Fig. 3 is a sectionalelevation of a portion of the tub as it appears when cast, and Fig. 4shows a similar cross- Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a valve connectionfor the tub. I am aware that in the broad sense it is not new to providemeans about the top of a bath- .tub to spray water therefrom into thetub with a view to affording something of a showerbath to the batherwhen desired; but all arrangements for this purpose of which I haveknowledge employ some sort of attachment for conveying the water, suchas perforated pipes arranged about the top of the 'tub orwater-conductors more or less angular in cross-section and mechanicallyattached to the tub.

My invention is wholly difierent from all such constructions andarrangements in this, and I employ a bath-tub A, which may be cast, ashere shown, or fashioned in dies from suitable sheet-steel and isprovided with a water-passage 2 all around in its rim or roll 3.

All well-made bath-tubs have their top edges.

formed with a more or less considerable roll, which curves outward anddownward, if not also inward, at its extreme edge, thereby relieving theedge of all harshness and avoiding possible injury to a person whilebathing or in entering or leaving the tub.

My invention consists, first, in the construction of the edge roll of atub in such manner as to make a water-conduit thereof, thus preservingto the tub the round protecting edge it has ordinarily when rightlymade, while I also utilize said roll for the additional purpose of aspray or shower bath when it is wanted. This is done by continuing theroll around to the wall of the tub beneath the same, as shown in Fig. 3,when it is made by casting and as it appears in Fig 4: when bent toshape from suitable sheet metal. In this latter case the edge of theroll is brazed or soldered to make a close water-tight connection withthe tub. Perforations 4 are shown at frequent intervals about the top ofthe tub,which are tapped or drilled into the water-passage 2 and may behorizontal, as shown, or at upward or downward inclination, muchdepending on the water-pressure available where the tub is located. Fornormal city pressures horizontal holes are best; but if the pressure bebelow normal an upward inclination may be given without danger ofdriving the sprays over the opposite edge of the tub. This not onlyleaves the tub smooth and clear from all oiljectionable mechanisms aboutits edge and asdesirable as a tub can be in this particular, but it goesfurther, and the regular connections are placed wholly outside the endof the tub instead of inside, as heretofore. By thus disposing saidconnections the entire upper inside portion of the tub is kept entirelyfree from obstructions "of all kinds whatsoever, and the spray or showerbath is equal from all portions of the tub. To this end also I place myconnections 0 wholly on the outside of the tub and have separate valvesor cocks 6 and 7, much as usual, for controlling the cold and hot waterflow separately. In this construction I make no provision for supplyingthe tub with water except through perforations 4, and none .is reallyneeded, and yet if such provision be desired it can be provided by orthrough the construction shown in Fig. 5, where water connection isefiected through an extra valved coupling D, tapped into water channel 2directly from the top and having a three-way valve 8 and adirect-delivery nipple or spout 9 into the tub. When this way is openedthe passage 2 about the top of the tub in closed. To some this way offilling the tub with water for bathing is preferable. Then the spray canbe turned on by a simple quarter-revolution of valve 8.

This is essentially a sanitary tub, for it has no places at all for thecollection of dirt of any kind,'and by means of the I can cleansethe'sides ot the tub after a bath, and

thus use the flowing water to also keep the tub sage provided with anoutlet into the tub, a

valve controlling the flow of water through said connections, and aswitch-valve to th row water into said outlet or into said passage,substantially as described.

2. A shower-bath tub having an integral outwardly and downwardly turnedroll on the outside of the tub about its top provided with a continuouswater-passage internally and a series of substantially horizontaloutlets on its inside, in combination with a water-controllingconnection having a direct outlet into the tub and a valve to switch thewater to said direct outlet or to, said roll, substantially asdescribed.

Witness my hand to the foregoing specification this 25th day ofFebruary, 1903.

GEORGE P. HOMEIER.

Witnesses:

WM. E. YOUNG, R. M. WANAMAKER.

